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‘File 28/2 War. Prize jurisdiction in the Persian Gulf states’ [87r] (173/292)
The record is made up of 1 file (144 folios). It was created in 25 Oct 1939-28 Feb 1943. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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53
No. 14.
Order for Particulars. o. viii.
{Heading and Title as in No. 1.)
pj jJJpon hearing and upon reading the affidavit of ,
bled the day of , 19 , and
It is ordered that the deliver to the
{state name of parties affected) an account in writing of the particulars
y). oi {state matters of which particulars arc required) alleged
in {specify the pleading or other document in which the
allegations are contained) in this cause, and that, unless such particulars
be delivered within days from the date of this order, all further
proceedings be stayed until the delivery thereof {or the said allegations
be struck out, or upon such other terms as the Court shall think fit), and
fcat the costs of this application be
1 "th* Dated the day of , 19 .
aider
titled
(anc
No. 15.
Particulars. o. viii.
{Heading and Title as in No. 1.)
tor - ^ The following are the particulars of the allegations contained in the
[pleading or other document) herein, delivered pursuant to the order of
:he Court dated the day of , 19 .
1.
>trar': 2.
s:— 3.
Dated this day of , 19 .
(Signed)
or Solicitor for
t anf°
prize
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rage-
and
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idem: No. 16.
urthe:
Affidavit of Discovery. o. ix. rs. 2, 3,
{Heading and Title as in No. 1.)
{nan I, A.B., the (plaintiff, claimant, or as the case may be), make oath and
iay as follows : —
1. I have in my possession or power the documents relating to the
natters in question in this cause, set forth in the first and second parts of
he first schedule hereto.
1 2. I object to produce the documents set forth in the second part of the
aid first schedule on the ground that [state grounds of objection and verify
he facts as far as may 6e],
3. I have had, but have not now, in my possession or power the docu-
etiti&nents relating to the matters in question in this cause set forth in the
econd schedule hereto. •
m tb 4. The last-mentioned documents were last in my possession or power
ent fin state what has become of the last-mentioned documents and in whose
■ rigpossession they now are],
6. According to the best of my knowledge, information, and belief
vty.) have not now, and never had, in my possession, custody, or power, or
n the possession, custody, or power of my solicitor or agent, or of any
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The file comprises copies of official notices and correspondence relating to prize jurisdiction in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. (the capture of enemy vessels and cargo) during the Second World War, based on the understanding, as described in a letter from the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. to his Agents, dated 16 November 1939, that, ‘as Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and the Trucial States A name used by Britain from the nineteenth century to 1971 to refer to the present-day United Arab Emirates. are on the side of Great Britain the Crown has the right to exercise prize jurisdiction in these States’ (ff 2-3).
The file includes:
- two printed copies of a booklet entitled Provisional Rules and Orders, 1939: Prize Courts: Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. dated September 2, 1939. Made under Section 3 of the Prize Courts Act, 1894 (57 & 58 Vict. C. 39) (ff 6-59, ff 61-114);
- a printed copy of an Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. entitled Reprisals for restricting German Commerce , dated 27 November 1939 (ff 117-118), and a press statement, issued by the Press Section of the Ministry of Economic Warfare, dated 28 November 1939, relating to the issue of the Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. (f 120);
- correspondence relating to a Danish tanker, the Eleonora Maersk (also spelt Elonora Maersk and Eleanora Mearsk ) which arrived in Bahrain from Iran, in April 1940. In a letter to the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. (Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Geoffrey Prior) the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. at Bahrain (Hugh Weightman) stated that the Senior Naval Officer in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. has received instructions from the East Indies Commander-in-Chief that the vessel should be sent to Karachi, presumably as prize (ff 121-124);
- a Department of Commerce notification, dated 31 August 1940, stating that measures taken against German shipping can now be applied to Italian shipping (f 131);
- communications relating to prize procedure in respect of Finland, Hungary, Rumania [Romania] and Japan (ff 139-142).
- Extent and format
- 1 file (144 folios)
- Arrangement
The file’s contents are arranged in approximate chronological order, from the earliest item at the front to the latest at the end. The file notes at the end of the file (ff 144-145) mirror the chronological arrangement.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the back cover with 146; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 2-6, f 60, and ff 119-143, the intermediate folios being skipped; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
Pagination: two printed booklets are present in the file (see ff 6-59 and ff 61-114); these booklets each have their own original printed pagination sequence. The file notes at the back of the file (144-145) have also been paginated using pencil.
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- ‘File 28/2 War. Prize jurisdiction in the Persian Gulf states’
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- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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